Troubled Barber-Scotia College Seeks Revival

Historically black college faces long odds to get back in good standing

Davis Turner for The Chronicle

Tiffany Dunlap, Mike Hinton, Nicholas TenEyck, and Vivian Jones are among the 12 students left at Barber-Scotia College.

By Eric Kelderman

Concord, N.C.

At Barber-Scotia College's opening convocation last month, the
entire freshman class fit on one wooden pew at the front of the
college's chapel, while speakers implored them to keep faith in
their institution.

Barber-Scotia, a four-year college here, is on the edge of
extinction. The college lost its accreditation in 2004, and total
enrollment is down to a dozen, 10 of whom are first-year students.
The historically black college, which is affiliated with the
Presbyterian Church